Unit 30: Task six

There are many legal issues when it comes to graphic design. One of the biggest issues is copyright. This is an issue because there are several logo’s available for various companies which they practically own – in other words they are copyrighted. Therefore if there are any similarities to this logo, made by another organisation then they could be at risk of a lawsuit.

It is however possible to get permission to use various copyrighted logos for commercial purposes. For example these purposes could be for a film or for purposes of parody, however the process is time consuming and complicated with an uncertain outcome. Also, depending on how big the company that owns the logo is, they could demand a high price for the use of it.

Another issue is intellectual property laws. If a product from a company is found to violate another person or company’s intellectual property, they would be at risk of a large fine or possibly even a class action lawsuit if the recipient has made a significant sum of money from the theft of intellectual property.

Another issue would be the problem of obscene publications. Any graphics that could be found to be offensive to anyone; whether it be because of religion, violent, sexual content etc. without the appropriate disclaimers and warnings could be the recipient of a lawsuit or a fine.